My printer won't print

Everytime I try to print the red flashing paper light goes on and the mis-feed paper dialog box comes up. also when sending the communication info to the printer it stops before sent and then does nothing.

when trying to print something with my r1800 (macos10.5) the printer will not print. error message: media at end or not inserted right. (hope i translated it right)when trying to print something with my r1800 (macos10.5) the printer will not print. error message: media at end or not inserted right. (hope i translated it right)

The printer tells me that the paper is not loaded correctly when I try to print anything from normal (i.e. Microsoft or Adobe) software. It will, however print the test pattern that is driven by the computer, so one machine is contacting the other.

No software gives printable results other than the print utility, which does print the nozzle clean pattern. The computer is a 533 dual Mac running Panther. The printer used to work, but does not now. This is clearly a software issue. Has anyone else seen this issue? A previous message sounded like the same problem, but there were no useful responses.

The printer tells me that the paper is not loaded correctly when I try to print anything from normal (i.e. Microsoft or Adobe) software. It will, however print the test pattern that is driven by the computer, so one machine is contacting the other.

No software gives printable results other than the print utility, which does print the nozzle clean pattern. The computer is a 533 dual Mac running Panther. The printer used to work, but does not now. This is clearly a software issue. Has anyone else seen this issue? A previous message sounded like the same problem, but there were no useful responses.

Are you using XP OS, go to computer properties then go to device manager, click on universal serial bus controller, look for usb printing support, uninstall it. unplug printer usb cable from back of computer and replug it on a different usb port, try reprinting. if all fails try to reinstall driver.

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This is an easy printer to fix since there is only one control button. Turn the printer off. Hold the green feed key down while turning the printer on; once the red light begins flashing, let go of the feed button. This will do three things: the printer will calibrate with the installed media, it will print a configuration label and the printer will go into dump mode. Press the feed key again. One more label will come out with with the words "Out of Dump" printed at the top. If the printer still fails to print, remove the ribbon and try the same procedure with direct thermal labels (UPS or FedEx). From there, consult the manual for more troubleshooting tips.

The red light means out of paper or ink ribbon. Some people chose not to use the ink ribbon and get thermal direct paper which requires no ink ribbon but the printer has to be told by the driver not to expect ribbon or the red light will come on. Also not having the correct paper height set in the driver will make the red light come on as well so check the advanced tab in the properties of the driver then click printing defaults. In the ZDesigner driver height and width are entered there. In the zebra universal, click paper output and enter the size.

when you press the 'red' button, it probably says 'paper mismatch, or load "XXX" paper, and you can override it by selecting one of your paper trays manually? It is likely a "legal size document' and you don't have legal size paper loaded, or something along those lines. Try printing the document after manually selecting the paper size/tray (turning off auto paper select) in your printer preferences dialog box on your PC first.

the gears of the printer r worn out and they have hanve lost their allignment settings so this problem.either replace the gears.or the other solution.do not insert the paper in the tray ,keep it little bit outside and hold the end of the paper in hand when you will give a printout the printer will make a noise of picking the paper at that time just push the paper inside and then it will print properly.

Ink actually acts as a lubricant for the heads, and running (Printing) without ink is equavalent to driving a car without oil.

I.E. It will seize eventually....

Hopefully you didn't print much without the ink, and your heads are still in good shape...

Here is a chip reset procedure....

With the original chip now attached to the compatible cartridge (you may need double sided tape to get the chip to stick well to the cartridge), and with the cartridge now in the printer, Press and hold the Reset/OK Button for 5 seconds to reset the chips.

The "Ink Low" dialog box will pop up (similar to photo 1 below)

Continue to print until the "ink has run out" dialog box pops up (similar to photo 2 Below) Click "OK" to continue to print.

The "Ink Low" dialog box may reappear, if so repeat the first 2 steps

Then the "once empty" dialog box will pop up (similar to photo 3 Below) Click "Yes" to continue to print

The "Not Liable" dialog box will pop up (similar to photo 4 below). Click "Yes" to continue to print

Continue to print until the "remaining level of ink" dialog box pops up (similar to photo 5 Below) Click "OK" to continue to print

Another dialog box will pop up with the "press and hold the Resume" or "press and hold the Paper Feed" button (similar to photo 6). Press and hold the "STOP/RESET" button (for Canon MP Series) or "PAPER FEED" button (for Canon IP Series) for 5 seconds. DO NOT Click "Back" or "Cancel Printing"

The "Ink Monitor" dialog box will appear and the printer will continue to print. (similar to photo 7) In the event that that the "press and hold the Resume " dialog box pops up again, Press and hold the Paper Feed Button or Stop/Reset Button for 5 seconds

This step is a "reset" step for the Canon CLI8
cartridges. The original Canon CLI8 cartridges have a memory chip on
the back of the cartridge, which sends a signal to the printer when the
cartridge is empty. Your printer won't be able to determine how much
ink is in the compatible cartridges, but you can easily monitor the ink
level by noticing the ink level drop in the cartridge as you print (the
cartridges are see-through), or by noticing low ink output on the
printed pages when you run out of ink. The "reset" procedure below is
the best procedure we know of to date to allow your printer to use
Uni-Kit cartridges which offer a tremendous savings over the Original
Canon products.

With the original chip now
attached to the compatible cartridge (you may need double sided tape to
get the chip to stick well to the cartridge), and with the cartridge
now in the printer, Press and hold the Reset/OK Button for 5 seconds to
reset the chips.

The "Ink Low" dialog box will pop up (similar to photo 1 below)

Continue to print until the "ink has run out" dialog box pops up (similar to photo 2 Below) Click "OK" to continue to print.

The "Ink Low" dialog box may reappear, if so repeat the first 2 steps

Then the "once empty" dialog box will pop up (similar to photo 3 Below) Click "Yes" to continue to print

The "Not Liable" dialog box will pop up (similar to photo 4 below). Click "Yes" to continue to print

Continue
to print until the "remaining level of ink" dialog box pops up (similar
to photo 5 Below) Click "OK" to continue to print

Another
dialog box will pop up with the "press and hold the Resume" or "press
and hold the Paper Feed" button (similar to photo 6). Press and hold
the "STOP/RESET" button (for Canon MP Series) or "PAPER FEED" button
(for Canon IP Series) for 5 seconds. DO NOT Click "Back" or "Cancel Printing"

The
"Ink Monitor" dialog box will appear and the printer will continue to
print. (similar to photo 7) In the event that that the "press and hold
the Resume " dialog box pops up again, Press and hold the Paper Feed
Button or Stop/Reset Button for 5 seconds